A cool part about blogging is that it leads to the unexpected. A friend, who knows I’m an avid fly fisherman, talks about the importance of “unexpected turns in the river” in life. An email yesterday from Scott Denne brought that home. Now, knowing Scott was also a turn in the river. We first interacted
Parents: How Do We Learn ‘Best Practices’?
Isn’t it strange? We have coaches for sports, trainers for exercise, mentors for entrepreneurs–but, we get practically zero assistance for parenting? I mean, wouldn’t it be helpful to learn “tips and tricks” or “lessons learned” or “best practices”? I don’t know if as a parent you’ve experienced something different, but we all could use a
A Weekend of Heavy Breathing
Well, that was an interesting weekend. I was in a meeting room on Saturday and Sunday for a “self compassion meditation workshop.” The moderators were Harvard’s Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, a self-compassion expert. As I’ve blogged before, many of us have an interior voice that criticizes us. “That’s so stupid!” “You’re so lazy!” “You’re
On This 9/11
I woke up early this morning and am surprised to find that it’s 9/11. I won’t ever forget that day 12 years ago. It was a beautiful fall morning with bright-blue skies. I had just finished a breakfast meeting and there was a TV nearby. There were images of a burning building in NYC. I
fundraise.com’s National Bus Tour
There are a lot of cool start-ups and cool stories about them. But, the one about fundraise.com is pretty awesome. I met up recently with my friend there, Kerryn Gerety (that’s she, with a foul ball at Fenway Park). She told me about their national bus tour, during which a good chunk of the management
Stroke Rehab, Hope and Freedom
A meeting last week sticks out in my mind. A memory about grit and hope. It was with a friend who is recovering from a massive stroke and heart attack. He was in a coma for a month. He was CEO of one of my investments many years ago. He is extremely wealthy, at one